Conservative
Type 40
Obama Focuses On Success During West Coast Swing | Fox News
Most rational people would beg to differ on the 80% success rate the President is claiming.
For instance, Politifact has over 500 Obama campaign promises on record...
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/
currently...
145 are listed as KEPT
43 are listed as COMPROMISE
47 are listed as BROKEN
69 are listed as STALLED
202 are listed as IN THE WORKS
2 are listed as NOT RATED
Even if you give the President credit for both KEPT and COMPROMISE, that's still only 37% of his pre-election agenda.
He must have pulled the 80% figure out of the same orifice that he pulled all the 'created or saved' job numbers from.
In Seattle on Sunday, Obama was just as aggressive in asserting his first term has been successful as he claimed that he has accomplished the vast majority of what he wanted to get done.
"Were just starting off here, weve got 14 months," Obama said about his first term in office, urging supporters to help spread the message that its not a failure hes only gotten 80 percent of what he wants done so far.
"Thats a success, Obama said, adding that it should be an inspiration to get the other 20 percent of his agenda done. He was speaking at a brunch at the home of a former Microsoft executive closed to television cameras that raked in $35,800 per couple.
Most rational people would beg to differ on the 80% success rate the President is claiming.
For instance, Politifact has over 500 Obama campaign promises on record...
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/
currently...
145 are listed as KEPT
43 are listed as COMPROMISE
47 are listed as BROKEN
69 are listed as STALLED
202 are listed as IN THE WORKS
2 are listed as NOT RATED
Even if you give the President credit for both KEPT and COMPROMISE, that's still only 37% of his pre-election agenda.
He must have pulled the 80% figure out of the same orifice that he pulled all the 'created or saved' job numbers from.